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Christie’s version of the Cellula Chandelier
She says, “I have long coveted the Cellula Chandelier from Design Within Reach (pic right) … (with it’s $2200 price tag it was out of the question). I found the Glimt at Ikea and crafted my own version of the Cellula that is pretty darn close. Below are photos of an up close of my version, and a glimpse of it hanging in my room!

What I did to make it:
1) Bought the 6 light Glimt for $79.99
2) Assembled the light, omitting the glass shades that cover the bulbs
3) Scoured Ebay for crystals in various sizes (I bought a couple big lots of them all for less than $100)
4) Used clear fishing line to hang the crystals at various lengths

The Glimt is meant to be a low hanging table chandelier, so I did have to do some surgery to the electrical wires that hang the fixture to get it as close to the ceiling as I have it hanging.

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Hi Tanya and Christie – beautiful lights! Do either of you still have the original light shades? I’ve broken one and would love to buy a replacement. Unfortunately, ikea doesn’t sell the shades separately. thanks!

Hi Tanya and Christie – beautiful lights! Do either of you still have the original light shades? I’ve broken one and would love to buy a replacement. Unfortunately, ikea doesn’t sell the shades separately. thanks!

Christy, could you tell me how you trimmed the wires? Did you just use a wire cutter and tie knots in the ends to keep it in place? This light hangs so low that it’s eye level and not pleasant. Thanks!

I’ve seen the real chandeliers in a window display in a cupcake shop in Tacoma and always thought that the crystals were clear plastic cutlery. Well, they’re not, but those would look just as good and would be a whole lot cheaper than crystals on eBay.

Tanya, I LOVE your beautiful chandelier. I found affordable lead crystals of all shapes and sizes at the big Tucson Gem, Mineral, and Fossil shows (in Feb). I once saw a comment by someone who had purchased the Cellula chandelier, and he said when it arrived it was practically a DIY anyway, even to stringing the crystals.

I love this! I saw a similar looking light fixture at Design Within Reach a few years ago and even gathered old chandelier crystals off Ebay but could never figure out exactly how to make it work. After seeing this I am off to Ikea!Thanks for sharing Tanya!

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